Event Detail

Thursday, April 11, 2013

This session will focus on the field building and market building
activities of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and allied
organizations. http://hausercenter.harvard.edu/?p=1942 Luther M.
Ragin, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer of the GIIN. Prior to
joining the GIIN, Luther served as Vice President for Investments
at New York-based F.B. Heron Foundation from 1999 to 2011. Mr.
Ragin oversaw the F.B. Heron Foundation's endowment, building a
portfolio of more than $260 million, steadily increasing the impact
investing allocation to more than 40 percent while maintaining
competitive, risk-adjusted financial returns. Prior to joining the
Foundation in 1999, Luther was the Chief Financial Officer of the
National Community Capital Association, a trade association of
community development financial institutions that provide access to
capital in low-income communities. Other significant experience
includes eight years as Chief Financial Officer of Earl G. Graves,
Ltd., and seven years with Chase Manhattan Bank, including three
years as Vice President of Syndications/Assets Sales for the North
American Corporate Finance Sector. He holds a BA and Master of
Public Policy from Harvard, and is a graduate of Columbia
University's Executive Program in Business Administration. He is a
member of the board of directors of Social Finance U.S., the GIIN,
and the Threshold Group. He is an adjunct lecturer in public policy
at the Harvard Kennedy School and a senior research fellow at the
Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations.